What is the postal code of Thürnen?

Thürnen has 2 postal codes: 4441, 4450.

What is the tax rate in Thürnen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Thürnen is 56% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Thürnen?

A single person without children pays about 15'900 CHF income tax in Thürnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Thürnen have?

Thürnen has 1'482 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thürnen?

Thürnen has 338 foreign residents, a share of 22.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Sissach

Thürnen

4441–4450

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

700 47.2%

Men

782 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

247 16.7%

Swiss citizens

1'144 77.2%

Foreign residents

338 22.8%

Population density

656 pop./km²

0–19 · 247 · 16.7%20–64 · 886 · 59.8%65+ · 349 · 23.5%

Foreign residents 22.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +23 (+1.6%) · 11 births · 9 deaths · net migration +21

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Thürnen

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 47.8% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 26.4% Yes

20.8% YesNo 79.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 37.3% Yes

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.2% · strongest party

SVP39.2%

SP22.3%

FDP16.0%

GRÜNE9.0%

Mitte6.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier56%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

56%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 18 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'900 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 15 of 86 in the canton · 1228 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'900 CHF(~15.9%)

ThürnenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thürnen	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.8%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020924 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

635 m

Mean elevation

466 m

Relief

257 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

14.0%

South-facing

2.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 257 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

Per inhabitant

5'243 kWh/yr

8 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Thürnen →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.42 %

Second homes

6.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

712

Built before 194615.3%

Built since 200126.3%

0.42 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

297

Workplaces

Services share

55.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 23 (7.7%) · Secondary 108 (36.4%) · Tertiary 166 (55.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

151 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 51/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2864

Websitethuernen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sissach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Thürnen ranks

Largest municipalities1'482 #42 BL · #1179 CH Growing municipalities1.6% #25 BL · #493 CH Shrinking municipalities1.6% #63 BL · #1620 CH Jobs per resident0.2 #65 BL · #1777 CH Families & children16.7% #78 BL · #1853 CH Age structure23.5% #46 BL · #588 CH Women share47.2% #83 BL · #1986 CH Foreign residents22.8% #24 BL · #665 CH Population density656/km² #25 BL · #389 CH Tax burden15'900 #20 BL · #1233 CH Taxes56% #18 BL Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #30 BL · #276 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #47 BL · #1333 CH Rainiest municipalities924 mm #72 BL · #1881 CH Voter turnout48.8% #70 BL · #1792 CH Against Switzerland21% #9 BL · #475 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #42 BL · #965 CH SVP strongholds39.2% #38 BL · #704 CH SP strongholds22.3% #34 BL · #307 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #68 BL · #1653 CH FDP strongholds16% #13 BL · #737 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #76 BL · #1427 CH Green strongholds9% #47 BL · #708 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #76 BL · #1970 CH Highest municipalities409 m #59 BL · #1848 CH Second homes6.3% #84 BL · #1938 CH Organic farming0% #80 BL · #1810 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #36 BL · #319 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #51 BL · #1798 CH Highest peaks635 m #52 BL · #1406 CH Highest-lying municipalities466 m #56 BL · #1615 CH Greatest vertical range257 m #53 BL · #1125 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #28 BL · #658 CH Solar potential8 GWh #55 BL · #1709 CH Solar potential per capita5'243 kWh #75 BL · #1948 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #42 BL · #765 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #59 BL · #1357 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Sissach4450 Thürnen4441

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thürnen?: Thürnen has 2 postal codes: 4441, 4450.
What is the tax rate in Thürnen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thürnen is 56% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Thürnen?: A single person without children pays about 15'900 CHF income tax in Thürnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thürnen have?: Thürnen has 1'482 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thürnen?: Thürnen has 338 foreign residents, a share of 22.81% (2025).

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